Looking for some of the ealriest peopl of this surname in Northumbria Examples of documents Date range: 08 July 1319 - 07 July 1320 [Earldom of Lancaster.] Accounts. Certain places in [co. York] and [co. Northumberland ?]. Views. ...York] and [co. Northumberland ?]. Views. 1m. These documents (PRO 30/26/71/1 - PRO 30/26/71/20) were presented by Major William Moat, O.B.E., J.P., of Johnson Hall, Eccleshall, co. Stafford, in June 1929. ... Collection: Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts Reference:PRO 30/26/71/1 Subjects:Archives and libraries 1440 alien subsidy, Jacobus Jonson Chillingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland son of Elena Jonson in tax assessment, 14 April 1440 brother of Edward Jonson in tax assessment, 14 April 1440 Origin: Nationality: Scotland Original Document E 179/158/41, m. 9 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Mother is Elena Johnson a house holder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Robert Jonson ( Johnson) Shipley, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland house holder Origins Scotland E 179/158/41, m. 11 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Jonson Edlingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland House holder E 179/158/41, m. 15 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Johnson Edlingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland E 179/158/41, m. 15 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) non house holder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, 1st collection David Jonson [Johnson] Tynemouth, Inter ward, Northumberland Origin Scotland E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Jonson ( Johnson) North Shields, Inter ward, Northumberland E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland: Householder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Thomas Jonson ( johnson) Preston, Inter ward, Northumberland non-householder E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Thomas Jonson (Johnson) Inter ward, Northumberland Paid. Johnson on E 179/158/74. E 179/158/41, m. 5 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland non householder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Robert Jonson Long Houghton, Bamburgh ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland Non house holder E 179/158/41, m. 12 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy Patrick Jonson Heatherslaw, Glendale ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland, non house holder E 179/158/41, m. 16 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy Thomas Jonson Heatherslaw, Glendale ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland non householder E 179/158/41, m. 16 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 Thanks Tony Glad to share information

Tony: You are getting dangerously close to the period when surnames first began to come into use and/or first began to be hereditary. As you probably know, before the 14th century (roughly: different for every family) Henry, son of John ("Johnson"), might have a son Nicholas, son of Henry ("Nicholson"), and so on for later generations until the surname of the day eventually stuck and became hereditary. For what it's worth I often take the Northumberland Lay Subsidy Roll of 1296, published by Newcastle Antiquarian Society in 1968, as a guide to which surnames had come into use in the county by then. The index to the book does not mention any Johnson, but there are numerous people who are called "son of John". Another good source for early Northumberland surnames is the very detailed 15-volume "New History of Northumberland" (NCH), published by the County History Committee at various dates between about 1880 and 1950. It is, of course, in the tradition of Victorian County Histories and is effectively a history of the land-ownership, but it should give you lots of "sons of John" and "Fitz-Johns", whether hereditary or not, as well as no doubt some early Johnsons. For those parts not covered by the County History you could try Hodgson's "History of Northumberland", as the two are complementary, the NCH covering those parishes Hodgson did not reach before his death. For Northumberland's "brother county" (I won't say "sister", as they were both run on very masculine lines at the time!), the County Palatine of Durham, many of the early documents have been published over the years by the Surtees Society, including surveys of the Bishops' lands (most of the county, especially in the northern part) in 1183 (Boldon Book, very few names given) and in c1382 (Hatfield's survey, lots of names given). You might also try contacting, if you haven't done so already, the Clan Johnson Association. If you don't have their details you could try Googling for them. Don't be put off by the word "Clan" - they cover all Johns(t)on(e)s anywhere, especially those who originated on either side of the Scottish Border. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: tonyemprieore via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: NORTHUMBRIA <NORTHUMBRIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:06 Subject: [NMB] Jonson-Johnson-JOhnstoe etc Looking for some of the ealriest peopl of this surname in Northumbria Examples of documents Date range: 08 July 1319 - 07 July 1320 [Earldom of Lancaster.] Accounts. Certain places in [co. York] and [co. Northumberland ?]. Views. ...York] and [co. Northumberland ?]. Views. 1m. These documents (PRO 30/26/71/1 - PRO 30/26/71/20) were presented by Major William Moat, O.B.E., J.P., of Johnson Hall, Eccleshall, co. Stafford, in June 1929. ... Collection: Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts Reference:PRO 30/26/71/1 Subjects:Archives and libraries 1440 alien subsidy, Jacobus Jonson Chillingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland son of Elena Jonson in tax assessment, 14 April 1440 brother of Edward Jonson in tax assessment, 14 April 1440 Origin: Nationality: Scotland Original Document E 179/158/41, m. 9 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Mother is Elena Johnson a house holder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Robert Jonson ( Johnson) Shipley, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland house holder Origins Scotland E 179/158/41, m. 11 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Jonson Edlingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland House holder E 179/158/41, m. 15 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Johnson Edlingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland E 179/158/41, m. 15 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) non house holder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/person/7252 1440 alien subsidy, 1st collection David Jonson [Johnson] Tynemouth, Inter ward, Northumberland Origin Scotland E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Andrew Jonson ( Johnson) North Shields, Inter ward, Northumberland E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland: Householder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Thomas Jonson ( johnson) Preston, Inter ward, Northumberland non-householder E 179/158/41, m. 4 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Thomas Jonson (Johnson) Inter ward, Northumberland Paid. Johnson on E 179/158/74. E 179/158/41, m. 5 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) Origins Scotland non householder http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy, Robert Jonson Long Houghton, Bamburgh ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland Non house holder E 179/158/41, m. 12 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy Patrick Jonson Heatherslaw, Glendale ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland, non house holder E 179/158/41, m. 16 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 1440 alien subsidy Thomas Jonson Heatherslaw, Glendale ward, Northumberland Origins Scotland non householder E 179/158/41, m. 16 (tax assessment, 14 April 1440) http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/document/258 Thanks Tony Glad to share information .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. 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